Classicism was revived when Greece became independent and its influence is still strongly felt within the naming system with even names of gods and heroes occurring. A surname system has now been developed. Greek Cypriots and Corfiots use a similar stock.
Given name and variants | Diminutives |
Aigeus Agias | |
Aineias Aeneas Eneas | |
Alexander Alexandros | Alekos Aleksiu Alexios Sander Sandros |
Anakletos | Cletus Kletos |
Anastasios | Anstace |
Angelos Angelo | Anzioleto Anziolo |
Aniketos | Nikita |
Apollo Apolo | Polo |
Argos Argus | |
Aristides Aristeides | Ari Aris |
Aristotelis Aristoteles Aristotle | Telis |
Athanasios | Thanasis Thanasi Thanos |
Basileios Vasileios Vasilios Vasilis Vassili Basil | Vasos |
Benedictos Benedict Venedictos | |
Christiano Christian Kristion | Kris |
Christos Kristos | Kristo |
Damaskenos Damaskinos | |
Damianos Damian Damon | |
Demetrios Demetrius Dhimitrios Dimitrios Dimitris Demetri | Mitros |
Dionysios | Denys Dinos Dion |
Eleutherios Eleftherios Eleaterios | |
Erasmios Erasmus | |
Eugenios | Eugen |
Eusebios Eusebius | |
Eustachius Eustakhios | |
George Georghios Georgios Iorgos Yorgos | |
Gregorios Gregor Grigoris Grigorius | |
Heraklees Herakles Hercules | |
Hieremias Hieronymos | |
Isidoros Isadorios Isidor Isidore | |
Jason Iason | |
Kyprios Kypros | |
Kyrillos | Kiril Kyros |
Leiandros Leander Leandros | |
Loukanos Lukianos Loukas Loucas Lucas Lucais Lukas | |
Lysandros Lysander | Sander Sandros |
Makarios | Makar Makis |
Memnos | |
Michalis | |
Nektarios Nectarios | |
Nikodemos Nicodemus | |
Nikolaos Nicholas Nikolas Nikolos Nocolau | Nico Nicos Niko Nikos Nilos |
Orestes | Orest |
Panagiotis Panayiotis | Panos Pan |
Pericles Periklis | |
Philippos Philip | |
Prokopios Procopius | |
Sebastianos Sebastian | |
Spiridon Spyridon | Spyros |
Stephanos Stefanos Stephanas Staphanos | Stamatis Stavros |
Theodor Theodore Theodorus Feodor | Theo |
Zeno Zenon |
Acheron | Achillios | Adamantios | Adonis | Aetios | Agapios |
Agathias | Aiakos | Aiolos | Aktaion | Ambrosios | Andreas |
Anninos | Antaios | Apostolos | Archimedes | Aristokles | Arkhippos |
Arsenios | Charalambos | Christophoros | Dareios | Dighenis | Doxiadis |
Eleni | Elpidios | Epaminondas | Euphemios | Euripedes | Evangelos |
Glafkos | Gondikas | Hali | Harilaos | Hermes | Hesperos |
Hippocrates | Hippolytos | Homerus | Kalinikos | Kalogeros | Kharilaos |
Kimon | Kosmas | Kyriako | Lambros | Leontius | Manolis |
Marinos | Methodius | Metrophanes | Milos | Miltos | Mimis |
Myron | Nestor | Nikiforos | Nikomedes | Nikostartos | Odysseus |
Orion | Parthenios | Pelagios | Philogathos | Platon | Podromos |
Polymenis | Rhigas | Savas | Skyros | Socrates | Sophoklis |
Soterios | Stelios | Tanek | Tasos | Teles | Telesphorus |
Thaddaios | Themistoklis | Theodosius | Theofanis | Theophilus | Thrasyvoulos |
Timotheos | Titos | Traianos | Tychon | Tzannas | Xenophon |
Zenobios |
Adonia Adona | |
Agathe Agathi | |
Alethea Alethia Alithea | Thea |
Alexandra | Alexa Alexia Aleka Aleki Alex Lexa Lexi Alexine Ritsa |
Alpha Alfa | |
Althaia Altheda Altheta | Thea Theda Theta |
Ambrosia Ambrosina Ambrosine | Brosina |
Anastasia Anastasie | Anasta Stacie Stasia |
Andromede Andromeda | Meda |
Angele Angela | Angeliki Angheliki Angeline Angliki |
Antheia Anthea | Antha Thea |
Apolline Apollina | |
Arete Areta | |
Ariadne Ariadna | Ariana Ariane Arianne Eria |
Artemis Artemisia | |
Aspasia | Aspa Aspia |
Aster Asta Astra Astrea | |
Atalante Atalanta Atlanta | |
Athene Athena | |
Basila Basilea Basilia Vasiliki | |
Berenike Berenice | Bernice Berna |
Calandra | Calla Calli |
Charis Charissa | |
Chloris Chloras Chlorise Chlorisse Cloris | |
Christiane Christine | Christa Christi |
Clytie Clyte Clytia | |
Cosima Cosma | |
Cressida Cresida | Cressa |
Cyma Syma | |
Cynara Zinara | |
Cypria Cipria Cipriana | Cypra |
Cytherea Cytheria | |
Damalis Damala Damalas Damali Damalla | |
Damaris Damara Damarra | Mara Mari Maris |
Daphne Daphna Daphney | |
Darice Daria Darise Darrice | Dari |
Delphine Delfina Delfine Delfinia Delphina Delphinia | |
Demetria Demetra Demitria Dimitra Dimitria | |
Denise Denice | |
Diantha Dianthe Dianthia | |
Dionne Diona Dione Dionis Dionyssia | |
Dora Dorinda | |
Doris Dorea Doria Dorice Dorise Dorisse Dorris Dorrise | |
Dorkas Dorca Dorcas Dorcea Dorcia | |
Dorothe Dorthea | |
Eirene Irene | Rena |
Ekaterine Ekaterini Aikaterine | Katina |
Eleftheria Elewteria Elewtheria | |
Elektra Electra | |
Ellice Ellise | |
Eudora | Euda |
Eudosia Eudocia Eudokia Eudoxia | |
Eugenia Evgenia | |
Eulalia Eulalie | Eula Lelia |
Eunike Eunice | |
Filia | |
Hagne Agna Agne Agnes | |
Helene Helena | Lena Elaine Elena Ellena Eleni Elenitsa Elina Nitsa |
Hesper Hespera Hesperia | |
Ianthe Iantha | |
Iona Ione Ionia | |
Iphigeneia Iphigenia | |
Iris Irisa | |
Isaura Isaure | Aura |
Kali Kalli | |
Kalyca Kalika | |
Kalliope Kaliope Calliope | |
Kallisto Calista | |
Kassandra Casandra Cassandra Cassandre | |
Khloe Chloe Cloe | |
Kore Cora Kora Koren Korinna Corinna Corrinne Corrina Corrine Corinne Cori | |
Kynthoa Cinthia Cynthia | |
Lydia Lidia | |
Magdelene Madeline | Lena |
Margarites | Gryta |
Melaina Melania Melanie | |
Melodie Melody | |
Neoma Neomah | |
Nikola Nikoleta | Nikki Niki |
Nysa Nyssa | |
Odele Odella | |
Olympia Olympe | Lympia Pia |
Ophelia Ophelie | Phelia |
Ourania Urania | |
Parthenie Parhena Parthenia | |
Petra | Petrina |
Phaidra Phaedra | |
Philana Philene Philina Phillina | |
Philippa Philippe Phillipa Phillippe | Pippa |
Phyllis Philis Phillis Philisse Phylis Phylisse | |
Rhode Rhoda | |
Selene Celena Selona | |
Sibyl Sibella Sibyll Sibylla Sybil Sybilla | |
Sophia Sofia Sophie Sofi | |
Stefana Stefania | |
Tecla Tekla Thecla Thekla | |
Thaleia Thalia | |
Theodora Fedora Feodora Teodora | |
Theone Theona Theonie | |
Theophania Theophano | |
Theresa Teresa Terese | Tresa Resi |
Xanthe Xantha | |
Xenia Zena Zenia | |
Xylia Xyla Xylina Xylona |
Acacia | Acantha | Aegea | Aeola | Agalia | Alala |
Aldora | Aleni | Anatolia | Andrianna | Anemone | Angeline |
Aphrodite | Athena | Athenagora | Calantha | Calida | Cassia |
Cleopatra | Cyra | Damia | Daphne | Deianira | Delia |
Dido | Dimitra | Echo | Elma | Elpida | Emalia |
Erianthe | Euphemia | Euphenia | Euphrosyne | Evadne | Evanthe |
Fotini | Galatea | Georgia | Halcyone | Helena | Helia |
Hera | Hermione | Io | Isadora | Jocasta | Kalidas |
Kaligenia | Kalligenia | Kallirrhoe | Kalonice | Kyriakoula | Lalage |
Leandra | Leda | Lycoris | Lyris | Marina | Medora |
Melantha | Melina | Melissa | Mona | Neola | Neona |
Nerissa | Nike | Niobe | Olga | Orthia | Pandora |
Pangiota | Panthea | Pelagia | Penelope | Persephone | Philantha |
Philomela | Philomena | Philothea | Phoebe | Phoenix | Rhea |
Saphhira | Sofronia | Stamata | Stella | Tassia | Tassula |
Tessa | Thaddea | Thais | Thalassa | Tharsia | Theodosia |
Theophilia | Thetis | Timothea | Toula | Xantippe | Yana |
Zenaida | Zenobia | Zephyra | Zoe |
This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.
Copies may be made for personal use only.